Hamuwa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Hamuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Hamuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hamuwa is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hamuwa live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,264,275. In Zambia Hamuwa is most numerous in: Western Province, where 57 percent are found, Southern Province, where 29 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Zambia Hamuwa is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamuwa | 92 | 343 | / |
| Hamuswa | 92 | 52 | / |
| Hammuwa | 92 | 12 | / |
| Hamouwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Hamuwad | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amuwa | 91 | 2,237 | / |
| Hamahuwa | 86 | 184 | / |
| Hamauswa | 86 | 27 | / |
| Chamuwah | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ahamouwa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Chamuiwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chamauwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hamouwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chamouwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chamuswa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amauwa | 83 | 141 | / |
| Amuwah | 83 | 38 | / |
| Amuwha | 83 | 30 | / |
| Amuwai | 83 | 21 | / |
| Amuswa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Amuwat | 83 | 9 | / |
| Amouwa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Hamiwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Amuwua | 83 | 4 | / |
| Jamuwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hamuwo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gamuwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Amuuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hamuba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amuhwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chamuwaya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hamuswi | 77 | 74 | / |
| Chomuwa | 77 | 49 | / |
| Gaamuwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Amauwah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ahmouwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Amusway | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hamubai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hamueva | 77 | 2 | / |
| Amuwaya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hamouba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamoway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asmouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamauba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamuswe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Homuwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amuba | 73 | 1,109 | / |
| Amuwo | 73 | 179 | / |
| Omuwa | 73 | 141 | / |
| Emuwa | 73 | 118 | / |
| Amuwe | 73 | 61 | / |
| Amuva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amuwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chomuwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chomuswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamubhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamubi | 67 | 163 | / |
| Hamowy | 67 | 43 | / |
| Amauba | 67 | 38 | / |
| Emeuwa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Amueva | 67 | 27 | / |
| Omouwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Amouwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jamuva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Amuwhe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hamowi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Amubai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jamuba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amusua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amowai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hamowe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Asmuva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amiwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amuwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omeuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asmuwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amauwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omujwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haimouwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amuwyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamubhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amuiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hamuwa
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